Press Releases
- Summer's Coming: Don't Let Obesity Cramp Your Style for Another Season
May 21 2013 8:18 PM ET
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people look forward to summer, but if you're severely obese, active summer fun might seem like a distant dream. If exercise and reduced calorie diets have failed to produce lasting results for you, the outstanding weight loss surgery team at Beverly Hills Physicians is here to help you find out if a bariatric procedure is right for you.
- Global Basketball Tournament Returns to "The Yard" at Alcatraz for Red Bull King of the Rock on September 28
May 21 2013 8:09 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2010, Red Bull King of the Rock went down in history as the first official sporting event ever to be held on Alcatraz and the first time basketball had been played on The Rock since the inmates left the island over 50 years ago. Now in its fourth year, the global one-on-one basketball tournament will return with competitors qualifying from 25 countries. On September 28, 64 finalists will head to the unforgiving island to put it all on the line in The Yard, but only one can be crowned Red Bull King of the Rock.
- Synthesio Reports 100 Percent Growth
May 21 2013 8:05 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesio, a leading global social media monitoring software company, reports today a 100% global consolidated growth in clients and revenue over the past calendar year.
Called "the perfect choice for full international listening deployments" by Forrester Research who named the company the Groundswell Winner 2 years in a row, Synthesio also opened offices in Singapore and Austin during this period which added significantly to the company's growth.
- Great Getaways To Ireland With CIE Tours
May 21 2013 8:05 PM ET
MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- People. Landscape. Culture. Ireland is proud of hers, which is clear from Part One of the video series Great Getaways, Ireland, from CIE Tours International. Also clear is that Ireland's people, landscape and culture exert a powerful pull on American travelers, many of whom feel a deep connection with the country.
- ACE and SoFi enter into Key Strategic Relationship to Grow SoFi's Student Loan Platform
May 21 2013 7:31 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ACE Group, Inc. (www.ACEportal.com) announced today that it has entered into a key strategic relationship with Social Finance, Inc.
- Aligning with Employees to Lower Healthcare Costs, United Way of Greater St. Louis Partners with HooPayz
May 21 2013 7:29 PM ET
ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- United Way of Greater St. Louis, seeking to educate employees to use health benefits more efficiently and understand healthcare bills, is partnering in a Beta test with HooPayz, a local healthcare services technology company specializing in healthcare consumerism.
- Car Shoppers with Bad Credit in Dayton Head to Local Mazda Dealership
May 21 2013 7:26 PM ET
DAYTON, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The average price of new cars is going up so the demand for a quality used car is also becoming greater. With every new and used car costing more these days it's no wonder that car shoppers are looking to take out a car loan in order to buy that new or used car that they have been looking for. If you have bad credit in Dayton and want to buy a new or used car you have
- Media Advisory: ProgressOhio To Bring Together Gun Violence Survivors And Dayton Community Leaders To Ask Senator Portman To Rethink His Vote Against Background Checks
May 21 2013 7:09 PM ET
DAYTON, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday in Dayton, ProgressOhio, with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, will bring together gun violence survivors, faith leaders, community leaders to ask Senator Rob Portman to take a second look and rethink his vote against life-saving background checks.
- Cox Enterprises Announces $1 Million in Support For Oklahoma's Tornado Victims
May 21 2013 7:03 PM ET
ATLANTA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced today $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. The contribution includes a $500,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross and $500,000 of in-kind support, including public service announcements.
- Global Automakers Begins Leadership Transition
May 21 2013 6:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One of the auto industry's most seasoned Washington representatives, Michael J. Stanton, president and CEO of the Association of Global Automakers, announced his plans to retire in early 2014 to spend more time with family and friends.
- StorageCraft offers free data backup, disaster recovery software to businesses impacted by Texas, Oklahoma tornadoes
May 21 2013 6:45 PM ET
DRAPER, Utah, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the recent devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas, StorageCraft Technology Corporation is offering a free three-day version of its backup and disaster recovery software, StorageCraft® ShadowProtect® IT Edition. This free download is available to businesses and non-profit organizations in the regions that were affected by the storms.
- UMCOR Assists Tornado Victims in Oklahoma
May 21 2013 6:43 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the relief and development arm of The United Methodist Church, has been in contact with local partners after a mile-wide tornado claimed dozens of lives and injured hundreds in Moore, Oklahoma on Monday.
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- Briggs Subaru Receives Coveted Subaru Stellar Care Award in 2012
May 21 2013 6:43 PM ET
MANHATTAN, Kan., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Briggs Subaru has received a Subaru Stellar Care Award for 2012, marking their successful efforts in providing the highest level of care in all areas of customer-focused performance. This coveted annual award from Subaru is given to Subaru Dealers who demonstrate a commitment to the customer that's present in every aspect of the dealership. Stellar Care Award winners are an elite
- W.T.B. Financial Corporation Declares Common Stock Cash Dividend
May 21 2013 6:37 PM ET
SPOKANE, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- W.T.B. Financial Corp announced today that a cash dividend of $0.40 per common share will be paid on June 14, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2013.
- EU Trade Commissioner in New York City Highlights Global Benefits of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
May 21 2013 6:34 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht in New York City today discussed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In his speech to the European American Chamber of Commerce, he stressed that removing transatlantic trade barriers will deliver major benefits to the European Union and the United States, boosting economic growth and stimulating business confidence.
- Pandora Chief Revenue Officer to Appear at OMMA Mobile Conference
May 21 2013 6:29 PM ET
OAKLAND, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading Internet radio service, today announced that the company's Chief Revenue Officer, Mr. John Trimble, will participate in an on-stage Q&A during the OMMA Mobile Conference as part of Internet Week in New York City.
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Mr. Trimble will be interviewed by Joe Mandese, Editor in Chief of MediaPost on Wednesday, May 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET / 7:30 a.m. PT.
- NABP's .PHARMACY Proposal Passes Initial ICANN Evaluation
May 21 2013 6:22 PM ET
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) application to own and operate the .PHARMACY domain suffix has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) initial evaluation. NABP intends to launch the .PHARMACY gTLD by the end of 2013, and will make the new domain available to legitimate online pharmacies and related entities that are located in the United States as well as in other countries.
- Republic Records Founders Monte and Avery Lipman Deliver University at Albany Commencement Address
May 21 2013 6:21 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Records Chairman and CEO Monte Lipman, '86 and President and COO Avery Lipman, '88 returned to their alma mater, University at Albany, to deliver the commencement address at the 169th ceremony this past Sunday, May 19th. More than 13,000 attendees, including 2,250 new graduates, congregated on the school's Entry Plaza lawn for the undergraduate commencement ceremony at which the esteemed alumni spoke.
- Anheuser-Busch Delivers More Than 51,000 Cans Of Water To Assist Tornado Relief Efforts In Oklahoma City
May 21 2013 6:19 PM ET
ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Anheuser-Busch is providing 2,156 cases of emergency drinking water — or 51,744 cans — for use by relief workers and residents affected by the tornado in Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs.
- Argentinian Designer Rodrigo Otazu New Brand Rodrigo New York For Exclusive Look Check www.rodrigonewyork.com
May 21 2013 6:16 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodrigo Otazu is an artist. He is a jeweler, photographer and icon of the fashion world. Well known as "Jeweler to the Stars", his work is edgy, chic and voguish, prevailing alongside the sirens of global contemporary culture. Lady Gaga, Madonna, Katy Perry, and Jennifer Lopez count amongst his celebrity clientele.
